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Welcome back, Detroit! Let's get this day started. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town today.

First, today's weather:

Not as cold. High: 42 Low: 30.

Here are the top stories today in Detroit:

  1. From hot rods to an underwater bubble show, here are a few things going on this weekend. (WXYZ 7 Action News Detroit)
  2. Elon Musk Invites UAW To Hold Organizing Vote At Factory. (CBS Detroit)
  3. Tricky tightrope: Rashida Tlaib balances Detroit issues and Palestinian rights in election year. (Deadline Detroit)
  4. Former Hamtramck police officer arrested in towing scandal. (Detroit Free Press)

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Today in Detroit:

  • Dr. Seuss Day - Renaissance High School (12:00 AM)
  • Read-opoly! - Caroline Kennedy Library (12:00 AM)
  • RHS Girl's Basketball: District Finals (5:30 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Detroit Police Department: "Dindi Maloney sets the tone for victim support as the Detroit Police Department's homicide support specialist. It's a unique role, and the first of its kind at DPD. "It feels so good if you can just have someone to talk to for a moment....." (Facebook)
  • Detroit Historical Society: "On March 3, 1971, the Bagley Memorial Fountain was added to the State Register of Historic Places. Constructed in 1887 from pink Bragville granite, the fountain is 21 feet tall and seven feet across and was built as Detroit's first publi..." (Facebook)
  • Detroit Institute of Arts: "Join us live for Thursdays at the Museum with multidisciplinary artist Avery Williamson, whose work explores historical and contemporary notions of the archive, Black pleasure, and spatiotemporal collapse. Visit the link in bio to recei..." (Instagram)
  • Detroit Police Department: "We applaud the women of the 9th Precinct and all the women of DPD this Women's History Month! #DPDHerstory" (Facebook)

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You're officially in the loop for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Dylan Siwicki

About me: I was born and raised on Detroit's Westside, in the hard working blue-collar Polish neighborhood of Warrendale. I'm a Detroit Public School graduate who fought hard to earn my education. My aspiration into journalism came as a young kid, when I began following the corruption scandal of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. My first break in to the journalism world began with the opportunity to work at the Michigan Journal, where I primarily reported on campus and local news throughout Dearborn community. I eventually worked my way to news editor. In correlation to work in journalism, I had an amazing opportunity to study and write about many different cultures and backgrounds at the Piast Institute, which also helped me prepare for this role. So with first-hand experience growing up in a tight-knit neighborhood, I know the importance of delivering news and telling stories that impact local communities. And as a breaking news editor at Patch for Metro Detroit, it's my job to deliver that news. So feel free to contact me about news tips or your own unique experiences at dylan.siwicki@patch.com

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